Teaching Children with Images: The Power of Pictures in Learning
Studies have found most of the information we absorb is visual, we process images 60,000 times faster than text, and images are much easier to remember.
Phonics vs. Whole-Language Learning: Why Not Both? – Reading Essentials #13
Educators have long debated whether phonics-based or whole language-based instruction leads to the most effective reading instruction.
The Flipped Classroom: Turning the School Day Upside Down
When my oldest child Kelsey was a toddler, she was a stickler for schedules. If we did something spontaneous or outside of our regular routine, she would tell me that things felt “topsy turvy.” I’m guessing that this is how some students and teachers are feeling about the latest trend to hit the education realm—the flipped classroom.
Happy Anniversary NCLB! That’s Quite a Legacy You’ve Left Behind….
What will No Child Left Behind’s legacy be?
o A focus on testing at all costs.
o Forget a well-rounded education – just teach reading and math.
o Schools who can’t reach an impossible goal are failures.
o A flawed attempt at education reform.
o Children left behind… end of story.